Body Shop Painted Without Telling Me... Now I'm Worried

[Meticulous-Detail]

It won't be on the estimate. Ask the shop to get the paint meter and show you how thick the paint is on the tailgate so you know for future polishing.

[scapegoat]

Believe me the insurance company is NOT going to pay for something they did not authorize . If the shop is a DRP shop , they have to prove to the ins co the work that needed to be done . Photo's , video taping , etc . No ins co is going to give any body shop a blank check . Been a auto body tech for 30 years . Pretty much seen it all .

[scapegoat]

the paint thickness readings so you know how much clear you have.
Originally Posted by inyadreems
Paint thickness gauges read all the paint , ie: primer , sealer , base coat and clear coat . They measure from bare metal to the top coat .Not just the clear coat .

[Meticulous-Detail]

the paint thickness readings so you know how much clear you have.
Originally Posted by inyadreems
Paint thickness gauges read all the paint , ie: primer , sealer , base coat and clear coat . They measure from bare metal to the top coat .Not just the clear coat .

Thanx, I know that and have used them in the past. At least ChevyNick will know how much paint he has so he doesn't burn through the paint on a future detail.

[ChevyNick]

So scapegoat, your saying that the insurance company is ultimately the blame for the repaint of the tailgate? The insurance company told them to repaint it?

[scapegoat]

Somebody is responsible for paying the bill . I guess the insurance company and body shop seen something wrong with the tailgate . They offered to repair and repaint in yor best intrest . The body shop should have called and explained what they have found wrong , how they are correcting it , and who is paying . Is the truck under warrentty yet ? Maybe the factory is picking up the tab . Actually I didn't see why your so upset . You stated it had touch up paint on it . If I received a free paint job and it looks good . I would be doing cartwheels . My concern would be shop / customer communications .

[ChevyNick]

I haven't picked it up yet, I will get it Monday hopefully. It's not that I'm upset, I'm just a little dumbfounded... And I've not only heard, but have seen many body shop paint jobs not come out so well, hell even reputable dealerships... I've seen their painting not turn out so well.. overspray on windows and stuff etc...

If everything turns out well, ill be fine. This truck is a 2002 there is no more warranty or anything. My dad said since this body shop is authorized or whatever by AAA insurnace (what we have) they just do what they want and AAA will cover it without questioning the tab, unless it's way unrealistic.

[scapegoat]

Let me know how you make out . I am sure everything will be fine.

[ChevyNick]

Alright just got it back today. Pretty satisfied overall. Paint job turned out good imo. They painted the tailgate OFF the truck so there was no chance for overspray. Everything looks straight and what not. Just the little things bothered me ya know, like traces of "tape gum" on the sides of the tailgate, the backside of the tailgate still had some areas of what appears to be dust from when they sanded and painted the tailgate. My controls on the interior had some fingerprint marks from what appears to be from someone who had some sort of grey dust on their hands. Not sure why they had to touch the fan speed and temp control knobs... whatever.

Totally forgot to ask to see paint thickness... there are some minor hairline scratches so I'll wheel those out after a few weeks. Orange peel is low, and matches the original amount of orange peel on the rest of the truck haha. No signs of holograms in my eyes. Took a light to it and didn't see any signs of them. Again, overall, I am pretty happy. I just wish these body shops cared as much as we do about quality and perfection.

[BlueZero]

Glad to see it turned out okay for you! The color matches good too?

Don't even get me started on how dealerships care for their customers vehicles.